The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-19

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Waring, Wilson and Woods-18
| For Goodrch-Messrs- j. H. Anderson,
| Anderson, Bielby, Carleton, Davidson of Escam
ba, Frazier, Gibbs, Parker and Shavers 10.
For Ball-Mr Carl.
| For G. II. Boardman-Mr. MITCHELL.
Mr. Chandler moved that the Joint Session
adjourn until ~ o'clock tomorrow agreed TO-
| FIFTEEN MINUTES PAST TWELVE
| The Senate resumed its session.
The President in the chair.
A quorum present
| Mr. Walker Jr moved that the rules be
waived and Senate Bill 237 be read the third
time and put upon its passage; agreed to and the
| bill passed
| commission from the Governor, announced
| the signing of the following bills
An act to require railroads and corporations,
| and persons operating and running railroads IN
this State to fence said railroads, aid in case oil
| failure TO do 81, to pay damages Tor all I'VE
stock killed or injured on said roads by engines
| or cars.
| Au act to prevent any President, Vice Pres-
dent, Director Superintendent, or other officer,
| or any agent of any railroad or steamboat com
| pany in this State from giving or knowingly
| causing 10 be given, transportation over any
railroad within this State, between points with
in this State, to any delegate or member of
any political convention in this State, at a rate
less than that charged to the general public for
such tran portation.
An act providing for the division of Monroe
count, and the formation of the county of Lee.
Mr. Mckinne moved to take up from the table
Senate bill No. 14S, entitled dn act for the in
corporation of banking associations and TO pro-
vide their general powers and liabilities.
Pending the reading the second time, message
from the Governor was received; returning TO
the Senate, Senate bill No. %, bill entitled an
act in relation to issuing marriage licences and
the record thereof
Mr. Walker, Jr moved that the Secretary
furnish the committee with the engIossed bill
and enrolled bill which was agreed 10.
The reading of Senate bill No. LAT was re-
sumed and by consent, the further reading was
dispensed with, as the bill was read previously
asecond time. Upon the motion to adopt the
amendment offered by the committee, it was
agreed to.
Mr.. Walker Jr., offered the following amend
men,: Add to section Al : Prociiei, h0ueoer,
That this section shall not apply to persons or
corporations doing the business OF bankers bro
kers or savings institutions before the Passage of
Ibis act agreed to.
FOUR O'CLOCK P. NJ.
The Senate resumed its session
The President in the chair.
Mr. Mann, chairman Of the Committee on Ag-
rculiurc reported iavorably on House bill No.
80 and Senate bill No. 1877, with the following
amendment, to-wit: Section 5. This law shall
not be enforced in any county in this State until
the County Commissioners OF said county shall
have approved the same. Placed on second
reading.
Mr. Mann offered the following That spe-
cia committee of three be appointed to make
such changes in House bill No. so as will give
greater effect to section 5, Article WILL of the
new Constitution agreed to.
The President announced that special order
for the consideration of Senate bill No. would
now be taken up pending which a message was
received from the House of Representatives,
announcing the passage of Senate bill No 232
entitled an act to incorporate the Sub-TrOpical
Exposition.
Mr. Deano offered the following amendment
to the amendment After Tallahassee" add
but hold sessions anywhere within the State
at their discretion " agreed to.
Mr. Martin offered the following amendment
to the amendment Strike out Tallahassee"
and insert Gainesville :" not agreed TO.
Mr. McMurray offered the following amend.
ment; Amend by striking out Tallahassee"
and insert Jacksonville ;" lost by vote of Is
tot.
Mr. Jones introduced Senate bill No. 254, en-
titled an act in relation To the discharge Of the
discharge of the sureties on official bonds in
tain cases ; referred.
Mr. Stockton, Chairman of the Committee on
Claims, reported favorably Senate bill No 251 ,
entitled an act for the relief Norman T. Scott,
of Ga,sdcn county.
Resuming the consideration of Senate bill No.
| Nh Delano offered the following amendment:
After the word "shal in line 5, section 3, add
the word "wifully y agreed to.
MI Miller offered the following amendment
In section 4, after The word any" line one, in
sert "Supern tendent, agent or other employee
OF any - agreed 10.
Mr.. Orman offered the following amendment ::
And after section 4 "Pr0cttel, That this Gee
ton shall apply to making any unjust discrimi
nation in the delivery OF freight to any compe-
ling lines of steamboats, in this State.
Mr. Orman moved its adoption agreed to.
Mr. Mann offered the following amendment ::
Strike out sections and 6, and add That the
Commissioners appointed as heretofore provided
shall be authorized to make such just aud reasonable
rules and regulations as may be necessary for pre-
venting unjust discrimination in the transporta-
ton of freight and passengers on the railroads of
this State and to that end shall be authorized to
make such rules and regulations to designate and
fix the proportion of difference In rates of freight
and passenger transportation to be allowed for
longer and shorter distances on the same differ
ent railroads of this State, and to prescribe what
shall be the limits of longer and shorter distances
that they shall be authorized to make just and reas-
enable rules aud regulations to be OF served by
said railroad companies in this State to prevent
the giving or paying of any rebate bonus, di-
recty or indirectly, and from misleading or de.
ceiving the public in any manner as to the real
rates charged for freight and passengers and that
they shall be authorized to make such just and
reasonable rules of procedure for the hearing and
determining of the complaints hereinafter provided
them shall seem meet and proper Iro0ided,
That all such rules and regulations shall be con-
sistent with the laws of this State and of the Uni
ted States and proyided FURTHER, that nothing in
this act shall be construed to authorize any Inter
ference with the regulations OF Interstate com
merce.
That the several railroad corporations doing bu-
siness in this State hereby authorized and re-
uuired to make each for itself, soon practical
ble a schedule of just and reasonable rates of
charges for the transportation of passengers,
| freight and the respective railroads in this
State and said railroad companies shall from time
to time and as often circumstances may require,
change and revise said schedules and when any
schedue shall have been made or revised as afOre-
said it shall be the duty of each of said corpora
tons respectively TO cause publication thereof TO
| be made for two successive weeks In some public
| newspaper published in the cities of Jacksonville,
! Palatka Sanford, Orlando, Pensacola Gainesville,
| Cedar Key, Marianne, Tallahassee, Titusville and
Tampa in this State and after the same shall he so
published il shall be the duty of each of such rail
road companies to post at all Of the respective sta
tions in "a conspicuous place. copy Of said sched-
ule TO be observed by them for the protection OF
all persons concerned and whenever any railroad
company doing business in this State shall make
! charge or collect other than just and reasonable
rates for the transportation OF freight or passen
gers or shall make uni ust discrmn ,tion In Its
charges for freight passengers, shall give OF
nav any rebate or bonus In the nature thereof d
recty indirectly, or do any act 10 mislead or de-
ceiyc the public as to the real rates charged or re
| ceived for freight or passage any person, commu
nty, town. city or corporation affected thereby may
file with the Commissioners appointed under this
act, petition in writing, 10 which the ground Oh
cause of complaint against such railroad and o.
the wrong or injury to the complainant shall bt
plainly and distinctly set forth and upon such pc
tition being filed with said Commissioners, they
shall proceed to hear and determine the same un
der such Just and reasonable rules Of procedure a.
they may have prescribed for the hearing OF such
causes in the county In which such cause OF com
| min nri,riv ut.d 0r In he